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About Scott A Wilson
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Whatever questions you ask except how to trisect an angle.

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I have been assisting people in Geometry since the 80's.

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MS at Oregon State, BS at Oregon State

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I was the outstanding student in high school in the area of geometry and math in general.

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Around 3000 people, mostly in math, with almost two dozen in geometry.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Scott A Wilson 
In Category  Geometry

SubjectDate Asked

Statements and Reasons help11/18/2009
  Q: I am having a very hard time figuring out these proofs. I have no idea how to do them. I've ...
  A: L is in the midpoint of KM, so KL = LM. M is in th midpoint of LN, so LM = MN. Taking both ...
question11/10/2009
  Q: Is is possible to find the volume of an object that is suspended in a sphere is the volume of the ...
  A: If the spere is fillable with water, the volume can be found by filling the spere with water and ...
circle-octagon problem11/8/2009
  Q: i have a problem in which i need to find the diameter of the circle in which i can inscribe an ...
  A: The height of a right triangle is 150cm. The base is the length of a side. The diameter of the ...
geometry11/5/2009
  Q: The measure of an angle is 3 times as great as its compliment. Which is measure of smaller angle? ...
  A: The measure of the angle is X. The angles compliment is 90°-X. The problem states that X = ...
Geometry Story Problem10/31/2009
  Q: In an isosceles trangle, two sides are equal. The third side is 50% of the length of one of the ...
  A: Give one of the two sides that are equal length x. The length of the other side that is the same ...
making a problem with the properties of lines and angles10/30/2009
  Q: is it impossible to make and solve a problem that uses at least six lines, one set of parallel ...
  A: Lets play pick up sticks. Suppose they all dropped. In the way they dropped, two of them were ...
question10/27/2009
  Q: Haw to find the volume of irregular shape
  A: Option 1 Use calculus and integrate between curves if you know the equation to approximate the ...
geometry - proofs10/22/2009
  Q: I need help in writing proofs. I don't have a clue as to how to write them out. I can look at a ...
  A: Lets call the angle in question A. The angle write below it is B, and it is known that since A+B ...
geometry10/20/2009
  Q: 2 vertical angels in an X shape, one angle is 3x and the other angle is (80-x). Find the value of ...
  A: If you have 2 vertical angles and together they measure X, then that is the sum of the measurements ...
geometry10/15/2009
  Q: need examples of adjacent angles am confused how to tell adjacent angles apart from non adjacent
  A: Adjacent angles means two angles that share a line with each other. If ABC is 30° and CBD is 50°, ...
Geometry10/13/2009
  Q: How does the number of diagonals from each vertex compare to the number of sides?
  A: In a triagle, there are none. In a square, there are two. In a pentagram, there are five. In a ...
Geometry10/12/2009
  Q: . If each dimension of a box is quadrupled, how are the surface area and the volume affected?
  A: Each dimension is quadrupled means each dimension, say L, W, and H, become 4L, 4W, ahd 4H. The ...
geometry10/12/2009
  Q: What is the diameter of a circle with the radius of 58 inches.
  A: The diameter of a circle is the distance from one side to the other through the center. Picturing ...
6th grade geometry10/6/2009
  Q: Suppose you select a number in the interval from 1/2 to 3/4 and a number in the interval 3/4 to 1 ...
  A: The least is found by choosing the least in each interval. That is, take the 1st as ¼ and the 2nd as ...
geometry- triangle with quadratic measurements10/5/2009
  Q: triangle ABC, the exterior angle of C (BCD) measure is 3X^2+8X-1. Angle A measure is 2X^2+7 Measure ...
  A: By the exterior, do you mean the the supplement of that angle? That would mean the angle C was 180 - ...
Deductive Reasoning10/2/2009
  Q: How can i learn everything in Geometry for my credit recovery class? I take the notes and it still ...
  A: Talk to a student counselor and let them know that you took notes. Also, it might be good to get ...
math9/29/2009
  Q: LHS Sin2A+sin2B+sin2C = 2SinA cosA+2sin(B+C).cos(B-C) =2sinAcosA+2sinA.cos(B-C) ...
  A: The equation is sin(2A) + sin(2B) + sin(2C) = 2•sinA•cosA + 2sin(B+C)•cos(B-C). First, it is a ...
Math9/28/2009
  Q: what is a list of jobs that use the knowlege of the surface area/ volume of a shere?
  A: I don't know of any particular job that uses this, but it is sometimes needed in various places. The ...
More questions!9/28/2009
  Q: These questions are dealing with "solids" of geometry. There's a lot of questions, I hope you can ...
  A: 1) If d = 4, 2r = d => r = d/2 = 4/2 = 2. The height h is 15, so take 15c, where c is the length of ...
Circles and solids.9/25/2009
  Q: How would I find the chord length of a segment if the radius of the curvature is 10 ft. and the ...
  A: I forgot to send the picture with my response. I wish that could be attached at first, but I have to ...
Geometry help9/25/2009
  Q: 3 times the measure of an angle is twice of it's compliment
  A: The angle is X. The complemt is 90-X. We are given that 3X = 2(90-X). This means that 3X = 180 - ...
ratios??9/24/2009
  Q: hey, so I failed geometry my tenth grade year and now I have to make it up online simply because I ...
  A: I have no way of accessing that picture. When I want to send pictures, they need to be put in a JPG ...
In need of help.9/23/2009
  Q: So, I got the first question down. I got to this problem, and my mind literally went blank. This ...
  A: Yes, DE + EF = DF, so just put in the values. DE is 5x + 13, EF is 6, and DF is 7x - 25. That ...
Geometry9/22/2009
  Q: hey, thank you ahead of time for your help. I've been stuck on this problem: a pyramid has a slant ...
  A: The area of a pyramid is known to be Ah/3 where A is the area of the base and h is the height. The ...
geometry9/16/2009
  Q: Learning conjectures; Question I don't get. Write a rule in terms of "n" for the sum of the first ...
  A: The list of positive, even integers is 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ... The sum is 2, 2+4=6 2+4+6=12 ...
Geometry9/15/2009
  Q: How would you find the length of the segment using the Segment Addition Postulate to solve for x ...
  A: If we know the length of HJ and JK, add them up and you get the length of KH. The lengths or HJ = ...
equations!9/13/2009
  Q: There are a few questions. 1. Point B is between A and C. If AC=11x-20, AB=3x-8 and BC=6x+4 x= AC= ...
  A: I will use L() as the length of a line segment. 1. It is nown that L(AC) = 11x-20, L(AB) = 3x-8, and ...
trigonmetry9/10/2009
  Q: prove that (sinA.sin2A+sin3A.sinA6A)/(sinA.cos2A+sin3A.cos6A)=5tanA ...
  A: I'm not sure what sinA6A is. Is it suppose to be sin6A? I don't see how that is possible. It looks ...
Segment Addition Postulate.9/9/2009
  Q: I have a question and it states.. R,S, and T are collinear. S is between R and T. RS=2w+1, ST= w-1, ...
  A: Let XY, YZ, and XZ be lines. The Segment Addition Postulate says that if XY + YZ = XZ, then Y is ...
Pythagorean Theorem9/8/2009
  Q: I need some help on the steps to find the missing sides of a rt triangle c= 10, a = x-2 and b = x-4.
  A: For a right triangle, we know that a² + b² = c². Putting in what we're given for a, b, and c gives ...
pump tank9/8/2009
  Q: A pump tank has a diameter of 40 inches.To keep the pump from short-cycling,the floats must be ...
  A: Since the diameter is 40 inches, the radius is 20 inches. That makes the area πr² in.², which ...
Geometry9/7/2009
  Q: Prove that the Median drawn from the vertex to the base of an isosceles triangle bisects the ...
  A: The triangle is an iscoeles triangle, and by definition, two of the sides are equal. Since the line ...
math9/5/2009
  Q: sin(2A)=2sinA cosA =(2sinA cos^2A)/cosA =2tanA/sec^2A =2tanA/1+tan^2A sir please explain it
  A: There are some trig laws that are proved in almost any book on trig. The first one is sin(2A) = ...
Geometry9/4/2009
  Q: find the value of the variable. ab=3x-4,ac=40,ab=bc
  A: The equations are (1) ab=3x-4, (2) ac = 40, and (3) ab = bc. Looking at 3, if b is not 0, we know ...
geometry conjectures9/4/2009
  Q: My teacher didn't explain conjectures to me and then I got thisThe sum of two numbers is always ...
  A: A conjecture is any statement that is either true or false. If one statement is found that is false, ...
convert cubic meter to cubic foot9/3/2009
  Q: how to convert cubic meter to cubic foot
  A: I believe a meter is 39.37 inchese. Divide this by 12 to convert that to feet. It should be around ...
segment addition postulate9/2/2009
  Q: point J is between H and K on line segment HK. Use the given information to write an equation in ...
  A: I didn't find an integer solution, but I did find that given a value of x, the equations can be ...
Math problem9/2/2009
  Q: Suppose j is between H and K. I have to use segment Addition Postulate to solve for x.Then I have to ...
  A: I didn't find an integer solution, but I did find that given a value of x, the equations can be ...

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